Binder for loose music.



J. F. SWAN.

BINDER FOR LOOSE MUSIC.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1911.

Patented Mar. 10, 191i WITNESSES ,4 TTORIV E Y COLUMBIA I'LANOORAPH cowAsnmn'rou, D. c.

OFFICE.

JULIUS IE. SWAN, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

BINDER FOR LOOSE MUSIC.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

Application filed March 22, 1911. Serial No. 616,118.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JULIUs F. SWAN a citizenof the United States, residing at Hoboken, in the county of Hudson andState of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements inBinders for Loose Music, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to binders for music, pamphlets and similarpurposes and its object is to provide a neat and attractive strip offabric or tough paper having gum on its inner side and several leaves ofgummed paper stapled or stitched thereto so that the loose leaves of apiece of music or other pages that need assembling may be held togetheras will be more fully explained in the following specification, setforth in the claim and illustrated in the d "awings, where:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of several sheets of music held togetherby my improved binder. Fig. 2 is a view of the binder. Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view through same. Fig. 4 is a detail view illustrating amodified construction.

Music and certain pamphlets and papers which are frequently used areoften torn apart and the leaves are apt to be separated and thrown awayor lost entailing considerable annoyance and expense. It is the objectof this invention therefore to overcome this annoyance and at the sametime to give to the music a substantial backing and a means for markingand identifying the music.

The binder comprises a back 5 of thin cloth, tough paper or any similarsubstantial material which will withstand wear and tear and for a morecostly but lasting binder leather may be used. This back has anelongated opening 6 on the inner side of which may be placed a card orslip of paper 7 bearing the name of the music or title of the pamphletand a perforation 8 may also be provided at a convenient point in whichmay be displayed a number to identify any paper within the binding.

Within the back 5 are carried a series of gummed strips 9 which may besecured therein by means of the staples 10 or they may be stitchedtogether as shown in Fig. 4.

The binders as thus constructed are sold for a small sum and inrepairing music or pamphlets the outer leaves are pasted to the insideof the back as shown in Fig. 1, and the inside leaves are pasted to thegunnned strips 9 and when completed the additional thickness at thispoint makes a solid and substantial back greatly strengthening themusical piece or the pamphlet. When a number of pieces of music arepiled upon each other it is easy to immediately find the one sought byreferring to the title showing through the opening 6 or to distinguishit by the number in the perforation 8.

It is obvious that any number of inner strips 9 may be inserted for useand those not utilized in the binding torn out and they may be insertedand held in the back by any well. known means, also the openings for theexhibition of the name or number of the music may be of such size andlocation as desired.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A binder comprising a narrow strip folded longitudinally and providedupon its in nor surface with an adhesive, said strip be ing provided atone side of the fold at a point approximately midway between its endswith an opening, a card secured to the inner surface of the strip andvisible through said o ')ening and upon which identifying characters maybe inscribed, said strip be ing provided at the opposite side of thefold and in the vicinity of one end with another opening and anothercard secured to the in nor surface of the strip and upon which acharacter may be inscribed and which is visible through the last saidopening, the portions of the strip at the opposite sides of the foldbeing adapted to be applied to the outer surfaces of sheets of music atthe edges thereof whereby the cards are held in close contact with thesheets of music.

In testimony whereof l atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS F. SWAN.

Witnesses JAMES F. DUHAMEL, GUY C. Fmsnin.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents' Washington, D. G.

